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Cubic Geometry

Jules Robins — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:00:39 +0000

Drafting a cube is an awesome experience, but even the best experiences can become commonplace. Jules dives into designing some ways to spice up your draft experience!

Testing the Waters

Jules Robins — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:00:33 +0000

Jules has been working hard designing his set: This week's play test results show you the value to trying everything!

Avacyn Restored Design, Part 2: Card by Card

Jules Robins — Wed, 09 May 2012 04:00:53 +0000

Suggested cards. Nuances of rules text. The flavor of common Angels. Jules finishes the second half of his Avacyn Restored design review in style!

Avacyn Restored Design, Part 1: The Big Picture

Jules Robins — Wed, 02 May 2012 04:01:33 +0000

What makes Avacyn Restored tick? Jules digs underneath the flashy and cool to show you what's lurking beneath the third set of Innistrad!

Whitewater Rafting

Jules Robins — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:06:21 +0000

Are you working with Jules yet? This week's dive into white creatures features clever cards designed by you! If you haven't started helping, this is the week to jump in!

A Pirate’s Life for Me

Jules Robins — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:01:47 +0000

Ready to dive deeper with the design skeleton? Jules hows you why some ideas are just all washed up!

Skull and Crossbones

Jules Robins — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 04:03:52 +0000

Design is certainly hard work, but there are ways to streamline efforts. Jules reviews Mark Rosewater's Design Skeleton, and challenges you on where to go next!

Diving Deeper

Jules Robins — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 04:01:50 +0000

Jules is still deep in the sea, this time looking at fan favorites flavored for an underwater world!

Sea the World

Jules Robins — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 04:04:43 +0000

Hod your breath, and grab your crab and flounder best friends, because Jules is diving deep in this week's design conundrum!

Joining the Fray

Jules Robins — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:04:46 +0000

Do planeswalkers possess martial prowess? Gideon and Garruk certainly seem to. So why can't we use that ourselves to truly fight our own battles? Jules looks at getting our attack step on!

Bronze Age

Jules Robins — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:03:02 +0000

Design discussions abound as Jules reviews ideas and suggestions from across the community, and even pulls new information from the esteemed Mr. Rosewater!

Myths of Creation

Jules Robins — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:03:49 +0000

Jules continues to build his world around "passing knowledge on" by comparing the flavorful elements of Zendikar and Innistrad!

By Your Own Bootstraps

Jules Robins — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:03:54 +0000

Auras are cool, powerful, and quite often disastrous. Jules looks at howAuras have been improved, and what potential there is for another step in making Auras matter!

Oregon Trail

Jules Robins — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:04:22 +0000

Jules doesn't need to tell you that designers design mechanics. How they can go about doing that is a little more shrouded. His rundown of iterations illuminates some of the mystery!

Dark Ascension’s Design in pReview

Jules Robins — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:01:58 +0000

WHile we're beckoned to command the darkness, Jules has a different idea: explore it. With an eye on Innistrad, you'll be surprised by just how far Dark Ascension is from the place we knew!